Tee Grizzley facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tee Grizzley
Tee Grizzley in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr.
Born	(1994-03-23) March 23, 1994 (age 31) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Michigan State University (no degree)
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Grizzley Gang 300
Children	2
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Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr. (born March 23, 1994), known as Tee Grizzley, is an American rapper. He started sharing his music online after facing some challenges. In 2017, he released the song "First Day Out."

This song quickly became very popular. It got two million views on YouTube in less than three weeks. This happened partly because of a social media challenge started by basketball star LeBron James. The song reached the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This success led him to sign with 300 Entertainment.

After "First Day Out," he released his first mixtape, My Moment (2017). Then came the song "From the D to the A" with Lil Yachty. This song was certified double platinum, meaning it sold a lot of copies. In 2018, he released a mixtape called Bloodas with Lil Durk. His first studio album, Activated, came out in 2018.

Activated reached number ten on the Billboard 200 chart. His next albums, Scriptures (2019) and Built for Whatever (2021), also did well. They reached numbers 20 and 15 on the charts. His fourth album, Tee's Coney Island (2023), brought him more success. Its main song, "IDGAF" (featuring Chris Brown and Mariah the Scientist), also made it onto the Billboard Hot 100.

Early Life and Education

Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr. was born on March 23, 1994, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in the Warrendale neighborhood, raised by his grandmother. His parents were often away.

In middle school, he became interested in rap music. He formed a music group called All Stars Ball Hard (ASBH) with three friends. Wallace used the name ASBH Tee, and they uploaded their songs to YouTube. In 2011, his mother was sentenced to a long time in prison. She was released in late 2020. His father passed away in 2012.

Wallace was the first in his family in many generations to attend college. He went to Michigan State University to study finance and accounting. However, he faced some difficulties during this time. In February 2014, he and a friend were involved in taking items from other students' dorms.

Wallace later moved to Kentucky. In July 2014, he was arrested after an attempted robbery at a jewelry store. He served some time for this. While serving that sentence, he was also sentenced for the Michigan State incidents. He was released from prison in Michigan on October 16, 2016.

Music Career

Starting Out and First Successes (2016–2019)

While in prison, Wallace started taking rapping seriously. He wrote many songs for his first mixtape during this time. After being released, he took the name Tee Grizzley. He released his first song, "First Day Out," in November 2016. The music video quickly got over 2 million views on YouTube.

In 2017, he signed with 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records. He released his second song, "Second Day Out," in February 2017. His third song, "From the D to the A" featuring Lil Yachty, came out in March 2017.

He released "No Effort" and its music video on March 31, 2017. His first mixtape, My Moment, was released on April 7, 2017. Tee Grizzley said his music sales grew a lot after LeBron James shared his song on Instagram. He released "Teetroit" in July 2017 and "Beef" with Meek Mill in September 2017. He was nominated for two 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards for Best New Hip-Hop Artist and Best Mixtape.

He released "Win" in October 2017. He also released "What Yo City Like" with rapper Lil Durk in November 2017. They then released a joint mixtape called Bloodas in December 2017. In 2018, he released the songs "Colors" and "Don't Even Trip" featuring Moneybagg Yo.

On March 9, 2018, Tee Grizzley was featured on Lil Yachty's album Lil Boat 2 in the song "Get Money Bros." His first studio album, Activated, was released on May 11, 2018. In August, he was nominated for a 2018 MTV Video Music Award for Push Artist of the Year. He released the mixtape Still My Moment in November 2018. In May 2019, he released the song "Locked Up."

In August 2019, his vehicle was shot at in Detroit, Michigan. Sadly, his aunt and manager, Jobina Brown, passed away in the incident. Tee Grizzley and the driver were not harmed. On September 20, 2019, he released his song "Satish" with a music video to remember his aunt.

Recent Works (2020–Present)

In January 2020, Tee Grizzley released the song "Red Light." In March, he released "Payroll" featuring Payroll Giovanni. His song "No Talkin" was featured in the Netflix movie Coffee & Kareem. He released "I Spy" in May and "Mr. Officer" in June. "Mr. Officer" featured Queen Naija and members of the Detroit Youth Choir. He released the mixtape The Smartest on June 19, 2020.

On May 7, 2021, Tee Grizzley released his third studio album, Built for Whatever. This album had 19 songs and featured artists like King Von, Young Dolph, Lil Durk, YNW Melly, Quavo, G Herbo, and Big Sean.

On April 15, 2022, Tee Grizzley released the mixtape Half Tee Half Beast. He also released a video for the song "Robbery Part 3." He explained the title, saying he is human but has also faced tough situations that made him strong.

On October 4, 2024, Tee Grizzley released his fifth studio album, Post Traumatic. Several songs from this album, including "Suffer in Silence," "Swear to God," "Robbery 7," "Detroit," "Blow for Blow," and "Situationship," were released earlier in 2024.

Personal Life

In February 2021, My'Eisha Agnew gave birth to Wallace's first child, a son named Terry Wallace III. Tee Grizzley married My’Eisha Agnew on June 4, 2023.

Tee Grizzley enjoys playing video games. He started streaming his gaming sessions to fans on Twitch in 2020. Most of his streams are about the game Grand Theft Auto V.

Discography

Studio Albums

Mixtapes

Collaborative Mixtapes

Singles

As Lead Artist

As Featured Artist

Other Charted Songs

Awards and Nominations